The All-America count has risen to 16 as the Concordia track and field programs make another push for team national titles in Gulf Shores.
Senior Liz King closed out her tremendous career in style as one of nine Bulldogs to claim All-America honors on the first day of the 2016 outdoor national championships. Concordia leads both national team races.
Coaches Kregg Einspahr and Ed McLaughlin and senior Liz King each received NAIA Midwest Region outdoor awards from the USTFCCCA on Monday (May 23).
In a return to the scene of the 2015 men's team national title, 23 Bulldogs will compete in Gulf Shores, Ala., as part of the 2016 NAIA Indoor Track and Field National Championships.
The Concordia University track and field program has announced its national qualifying roster of 23 athletes. The group includes national event leaders in Stephanie Coley, Zach Lurz and Kali Robb.
Featured StoryOut of the shadows of fellow national championship teammates, Josh Slechta has made himself into a standout even amongst a loaded group of Bulldog throwers.
The Concordia men's 4x400 meter relay turned in a time of 3:17.77 at Emporia State University in a winning effort on Saturday night. They were just off the national qualifying time.
The second-ranked Concordia track and field team competed at the Prairie Wolf Invite on Friday. Seven Bulldogs set a new personal record and one tied a personal best mark.
Featured StoryMatt Beisel is set to return to his alma mater. The 1992 Concordia grad has been named head coach of Bulldog cross country and track and field.
Featured StoryDescribed as a "free spirit," the confident McKenzie Gravo is just scratching the surface of her vast potential - and she's already a two-time GPAC champion and an All-American.
Featured StoryAdrianna Shaw hasn't always loved throwing the discus, but it's safe to say it's grown on her. The idea of being a national champion is still sinking in for the latest Bulldog to climb to the top of the podium.
Featured StoryNearly three weeks after completing the indoor season, the Bulldog track and field teams are ready for outdoor competition. Most of the team's athletes will get started next week at the Fort Hays State Invite.
Featured StoryThe 2018 Concordia track and field roster has a different look with the loss of an accomplished senior class and the arrival of the program's largest ever recruiting class. Expectations remain high.
Featured StoryA returning national champion in the shot put, Samantha Liermann is one of the few holdovers from the past two years that saw Concordia throwers blow all reasonable expectations out of the water. She's back for more.
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Stephanie Tietjen (maiden name Beberniss) blazed a trail for female pole vaulters at Concordia. She was utterly dominant in 2003, winning national and GPAC titles in both the indoor and outdoor pole vault.
Featured StoryIt would be difficult to find an athlete with a more impressive résumé than senior Zach Lurz. Says Lurz, "I’m sure I’ll look back in five years and think that this was amazing." Lurz has four national titles to his credit.
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An ACL tear as a senior in high school helped Allie Brooks realize just how much the pole vault means to her. Now as a sophomore at Concordia, Allie has taken flight and is living up to the Brooks name.
Featured StoryFirst-year head coach Matt Beisel finds himself in a unique situation in that he takes over programs that have raised a national championship trophy in back-to-back years. Bulldog track and field has created a climate of high expectation.
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Three standout Seward High School seniors made it official on Tuesday (Oct. 25). Anna Baack, Mika Brees and Logan Craig will trade Bluejay blue for Bulldog blue next fall.
Featured StoryWe take a look back at the incredible career of Kim Wood, a 2016 graduate and pride of Greeley, Nebraska. Wood won 12 GPAC titles on the track.
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